Thursday 16 September 2010

MRCP questions: War 12

As with previous 'wars' after 'battles' these are just a few quick questions to see if your brain cells have retained the information provided in battles 11.1 to 11.4.

Grab a piece of paper, jot down your answers then compare them to my answers here


Question 1:
Which atria are atrial myxomas found in 75% of the time?


Question 2:
What murmur is associated with aortic dissection?


Question 3:
What % of patients with aortic dissection will have a pulse deficit?



Question 4:
What is the commonest form of aortic dissection?



Question 5:
How are type A dissections managed?



Question 6:
What is the classic cell associated with CLL on blood film?



Question 7:
List 5 features that suggest a poorer prognosis in CLL


Question 8:
What condition does tartrate resistant acid phosphatase positive suggest?



Question 9:
What is Richters syndrome?



Question 10:
How often is the mediastinum wide on a CXR if the patient has aortic dissection?



The answers are here